Title |
American Shaolin flying kicks, buddhist monks, and the legend of iron crotch : : an odyssey in the new China
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Names |
Polly, Matthew.
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Book Number |
DB067650
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Travel writer describes the two years he spent studying kung fu at the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Zen Buddhism and martial arts. Discusses his 1992 journey to China, where he absorbed the culture and came of age. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2007.
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Narrator |
Hurt, Christopher.
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Local Subject |
Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN
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Short Book - SH
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Young Adult Book - YA
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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Biography - Autobiography - ABI
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Biography - Adventure - BIAD
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Award-Winning Young Adult Books - AWY
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Travel & Geography - TRA
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Travel - Foreign - TRAF
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Sports & Recreation - SPO
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Audience Notes |
Male narrator.
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Contains strong language.
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LC Subject |
Martial arts - China
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Call Number |
796.8155 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2007
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2007 (American Foundation for the Blind, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: New York : Gotham Books, c2007. 9781592402625
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